Michele Nicoletta: 'No Gender on the Trading Floor'

9/13/2013 4:32PM

A woman on the trading floor was rare at Lehman Brothers, but former senior vice president, Michele Nicoletta, says it was no problem. She's now moved on to direct a real-estate investment services company.

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